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Republicans have won back control of the Senate, the upper chamber of Congress, and are inching towards a majority in the House, the lower chamber, as vote-counting continues.

But he is rapidly inching closer toward influencing the federal response to infectious disease, vaccines and public health — which many scientists say would be detrimental to the nation.

By the start of the sixth inning, the idea was slowly inching toward reality.

We spoke to many of these people around the embattled eastern town of Pokrovsk, where Russian forces are inching closer.

“I watch in horror as he sways a bit, unsteady on his feet, inching ever closer to the railing. He has to stop, I think. I have to stop him.”